The primary goal of the Mary, Mother of the Church Tithing Program is to offer financial assistance to agencies that serve, or are based, within the boundaries of the St. Louis Archdiocese and who directly contribute to the poor in the form of food, clothing, shelter and/or medical care. In keeping with the Church’s teaching that we work for justice and give a preferential option to the poor and vulnerable, our secondary goal is to offer financial assistance to agencies that work to break the cycle of poverty.